Self curing cationic amide-group-containing aminourea resin, if necessary with urethane groupings

ABSTRACT

Self-curing cationic amide-group-containing aminourea resins are disclosed, if necessary with urethane groupings, which are the reaction product of at least 
     (A) a polyaminoamide which has been produced from 
     (1) one or more predominantly higher fatty acids and one or more alkylene or polyalkylene-polyamines and/or 
     (2) dimer fatty acids, if necessary in mixture with predominantly higher, substantially unsaturated fatty acids, and one or more alkylene- or polyalkylene-polyamines, and additionally partially contains cyclic amidine-groupings produced under splitting off of water and, if necessary, amino-groups blocked by ketimine, 
     (B) a diisocyanate and, if necessary, of 
     (C) 
     (1) a primary and/or secondary allyl- or methallylamine and/or 
     (2) one or more saturated primary and/or secondary aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, heterocyclic or aromatic amines and/or 
     (3) an allyl- or methallyl-alcohol and/or 
     (4) one or more cyclic or polycyclic alcohols, which are olefinically unsaturated in their cyclic or polyclicic ring systems, and/or 
     (5) a monoalcohol with a tert. N-atom and/or diol with, if necessary, a tertiary N-atom, 
     and have been made dispersible in water with an acid under formation of cationic groups. Also disclosed is a method for the cationic deposition of such resins onto substrates.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention concerns self curing cationic amide-group-containing aminourea resins, if necessary with urethane groupings, and their use for cathodic electrical coating of electrically conducting objects.

The cathodic electrical coating has been performed in known manner for a long time in industrial scale, and follows in principle so that an electrically conducting object is immersed in an aqueous dispersion of a cationic polymeric material. The current led through the dispersion between the electrically conducting and as cathode functioning object, and the anode as counterelectrode, effects the deposition onto the cathode. The previously known in the art, electrically depositable at the cathode resins fulfill their purpose to an extent which is still not optimal, since the layer thicknesses obtainable with them are too small, the necessary hardening temperatures being still relatively high (greater than or equal to 170° C.) and the emission, upon baking, of the coating agent, as a result of the splitting off of polyisocyanate blocking agent, is fairly substantial. The resins described in DE-OS No. 3,005,538 represent an example thereof, which are produced from defined basic polyamino resin adducts with masked polyisocyanates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is therefore based upon the object of making available specific resins and a new method for the crosslinking of cationic coating agents, with which greater layer thicknesses up to 40-50μ can be realized, and the baking of the coating agent can be performed without loss of physical characteristics at a temperature between 100° C. and 140° C., without having therewith split off volatile polyisocyanate blocking agent in unprofitable manner, which become lost with the exhaust air and load the environment.

This object is attained according to the invention by self curing cationic amide-group-containing aminourea resin, if necessary with urethane groupings, which are thereby characterized in that they represent the reaction products of at least

(A) a polyaminoamide, which has been produced from

(1) one or more predominantly higher fatty acids and one or more alkylene- or polyalkylene-polyamines and/or

(2) dimer fatty acids, if necessary in mixture with predominantly higher, substantially unsaturated fatty acids, and one or more alkylene or polyalkylene polyamines, and additionally partially contains cyclic amidine groupings arising under the splitting off of water, and, if necessary, contains amino groups blocked by way of ketimine,

(B) a diisocyanate and, if necessary, of

(C)

(1) a primary and/or secondary allyl- or methallylamine and/or

(2) one or more saturated primary and/or secondary aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, heterocyclic or aromatic amines and/or

(3) an allyl- or methallyl alcohol and/or

(4) one or more cyclic or polycyclic alcohols, which are olefinically unsaturated in their cyclic or polycyclic ring systems, and/or

(5) a monoalcohol with a tert. N-atom and/or diol with, if necessary, a tertiary, N-atom

and which have been made water-dispersible with an acid under formation of cationic groups.

The polyamino amide component (A) (1) is derived relative to the acid component predominantly from higher fatty acids. These can represent saturated fatty acids, but also can contain one or more double bonds. Examples for the multiply unsaturated fatty acids occurring in natural oils, such as linseed oil, tall oil and castor oil, are 9,11-octadecadienic acid, 9,12-octadecadienic acid, linoleic acid, linolic, α-eleostearic acid and β-eleostearic acid. Examples of simple unsaturated fatty acids are e.g. oleic acid, its higher homologs and zoomaric acid. Obviously, also appropriate and similar synthetic fatty acids can serve as starting material. The substantially unsaturated fatty acids can be used as polyamino amide components individually or as a mixture. For economic reasons, it is however preferred to use the commercially obtainable mixtures of such acids, which also still contain saturated fatty acids.

Thus suitable as acid component for the polyamino amide (A) (1) are, in particular, ricinene fatty acids. These represent mixtures of dehydrated castor oil-fatty acids and are composed substantially of 9,11-octadecadienic acid and 9,12-octadienic acid (ricinenic acids) in addition to 5-7% oleic acid and 3-5% saturated fatty acids. Likewise suitable are also the linseed oil fatty acids, which represent mixtures of linolic acid (about 38%), linoleic acid (about 42%), oleic acid (about 10%), stearic acid (about 3%), and palmitic acid (about 7%), the percent composition of which naturally can fluctuate within limits. Also tall oil fatty acids, which contain as fatty acids particularly palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolic acid, are usable.

As higher fatty acids there can be used or admixed essentially also saturated fatty acids, such as stearic and palmitic acid. It is frequently recommended to replace the long-chain fatty acids in part by short-chain fatty acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid or butyric acid. This leads in several cases to more stable suspensions and harder baked films.

The polyamino amide component (A) (1) can, with regard to the amine component, be derived from an ethylenediamine and/or a polyethylene-polyamine. As examples of such compounds, mention may be made of: ethylenediamine, diethylene-triamine, triethylene-tetramine, tetraethylene-pentamine, mixtures of polyethylene-polyamines of the formula

    H.sub.2 N--(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH).sub.n --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH.sub.2,

wherein n=1 and/or 2 and/or 3. They contain additional imidazoline rings, which are produced by intramolecular splitting off of water from the amineamide: ##STR1## It is frequently recommended, to improve the dispersibility of the resin in water and for a stronger crosslinking with the baking operation, not to react a part of the primary amino groups with acids into amide, but to block with ketone as ketimine. Suitable ketones are, e.g., methylisobutylketone, methylethylketone, cyclohexanone. In the aqueous suspension, the ketone is split off and the primary amine is reformed.

Moreover, there can be used mixed polyalkylene-polyamine of the general formula

    H.sub.2 N--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 NH--R--NH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH.sub.2,

wherein R is ethylene (--CH₂ --CH₂) or diethyleneamine (--CH₂ --CH₂ --NH--CH₂ --CH₂ --). They can easily be produced by addition of the corresponding amines (ethylenediamine or diethylenetriamine) to acrylonitrile and subsequent hydrogenation.

The polyamide produced from these polyamines with acids can, under drastic reaction conditions, likewise split off intramolecularly water, and thereby form tetrahydropyrimidine derivatives. ##STR2##

Also with these polyaminoamides it is frequently advantageous, when a part of the primary amino-groups is not reacted with acids, but is blocked with ketone as ketimine, which again split off in aqueous suspension.

It is preferred that the polyaminoamide (A) (1) is a reaction product of ricinene fatty acids or ricinene fatty acids and acetic acid or stearic acid with one or more alkylene- or polyalkylene-polyamines of the formula

    H.sub.2 N--(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH).sub.n --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH.sub.2,

wherein n=0 and/or 1 and/or 2 and/or 3, and/or

    H.sub.2 N--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.3 --NH--R--NH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH.sub.2,

wherein R is --CH₂ --CH₂ --, and the reaction product additionally partially contains imidazoline- and/or tetrahydropyrimidine rings arising under splitting off of water and, if necessary, ketimine groups. The polyaminoamide component (A) (2) is derived with regard to the acid component from dimer fatty acids. These are produced from plant doubly or triply unsaturated fatty acids (linoleic, linolic and ricinoleic acid, wood oil-fatty acid) or their methyl esters through thermal dimerization, mainly in the presence of catalysts (Bentonite, Montmorillonite, Fuller's Earth). The addition reaction, proceeding essentially according to Diels-Alder, presupposes an isomerization into acids with conjugated double bond. In addition to the dimer fatty acids, therewith can be produced still 20-30% trimeric fatty acids. For construction of the polyaminoamide component (A) (2), the dimer fatty acids can be admixed up to 60% by weight into the above described higher, substantially unsaturated fatty acids, in particular tall oil fatty acids and ricinene fatty acids.

As amino component of the polyaminoamide (A) (2) there come into consideration particularly polyethyleneamine or its mixture of the type H₂ N--(CH₂ --CH₂ --NH)_(n) --CH₂ --CH₂ --NH₂ with n=0 through 3. Upon the reaction of the polyethyleneamines with dimer fatty acids, if necessary in mixture with higher, substantially unsaturated fatty acids, additionally partially the formation of imidazoline-containing condensation products is desired, which follows through cyclization of the aminoamide component under splitting off of 1 Mol water. For this purpose the reaction product produced, for example, at 160° C., from the dimeric fatty acids and the polyethyleneamine, is heated e.g. 6 hours to 300° C. The products in question are commercially obtainable, e.g., under the trade designation Versamid (Schering). A further suitable amine component for the polyaminoamide (A) (2), also in the form of a mixture with the above polyethyleneamines, is e.g. the polyalkylene-polyamine of the formula

    H.sub.2 N--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH--R--NH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH.sub.2.

Herein R signifies --CH₂ --CH₂ -- or --CH₂ --CH₂ --NH--CH₂ --CH₂ --. Upon the reaction of this polyalkylene-polyamine with dimer fatty acids, if necessary in mixture with ricinene fatty acids or other higher, substantially unsaturated fatty acids, the partial formation of tetrahydropyrimidine rings is striven for through intramolecular splitting off of water.

It is preferred that the polyaminoamide (A) (2) be a reaction product of dimer fatty acids and, if necessary, tall oil fatty acids or ricinene fatty acids, with one or more polyalkylene-polyamines of the formula

    H.sub.2 N--(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH).sub.n --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH.sub.2,

wherein n is from 0 to 3 and the reaction product partially contains imidazoline rings arising under the splitting off of water and, if necessary, ketimine groups.

The polyaminoamide (A) (2) contains in the perponderance of cases, likewise primary amino groups. It is also frequently advantageous herewith to block it with ketone as ketimine before the reaction with polyisocyanates. For this blocking there come into consideration those ketones as with the polyaminoamide components (A) (1).

For the formation of amide-group-containing amino-urea resins, if necessary with urethane groupings, the polyaminoamides (A) (1) and/or (A) (2) among others are reacted with one or more diisocyanates according to conventional method techniques. The diisocyanates usable herewith include, for example, the aliphatic diisocyanates, such as e.g. 1,6-hexamethylenediisocyanate, 1,8-octamethylenediisocyanate, 1,12-dodecamethylenediisocyanate, 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylenediisocyanate and similar alkylenediisocyanates, 3,3'-diisocyanatodipropylether, 3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethyl-cyclohexylisocyanate, cyclopentylen-1,3-diisocyanate, cyclohexylen-1,4-diisocyanate, 4-methyl-1,3-diisocyanatocyclohexane, trans-vinylidenediisocyanate and similar unsaturated diisocyanates, 4,4'-methylene-bis(isocyanatocyclohexane) and related isocyanates, aromatic diisocyanates, such as 4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenyl, 4,4'-diisocyanato-3,3'-dichloro-diphenyl, 4,4'-diisocyanato-,3,3'-dimethoxydiphenyl, 4,4'-diisocyanato-3,3'-dimethyl-diphenyl, 4,4'-diisocyanato-3,3'-diphenyl-diphenyl, 4,4'-diisocyanato-diphenylmethane, 4,4'-diisocyanato-3,3'-dimethyl-diphenylmethane, 1,5-diisocyanatonaphthalene, diisocyanato-toluene, N,N'-(4,4'-dimethyl-3,3'-diisocyanatodiphenyl)-uretdione and bis-1,3-(isocyanatomethyl)-benzene.

It is preferred that the component (B) be a mixture of 2,4- and 2,6-diisocyanatotoluene and/or 4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane.

For easier control of specific resin characteristics, for example to obtain a stronger crosslinking or a chain-lengthening of the macromolecule or a better dispersability or improved flow characteristics, if necessary the additional use of one or more of the compounds (C) can be advantageous.

Within the scope of the compounds (C) (1) there are suitable in principle all unsaturated amines, particularly the primary or secondary allyl- or methallylamines, e.g. allylamine, methallylamine, diallylamine, and dimethallylamine.

Further suitable compounds for the components (C) (2) represent saturated primary and/or secondary aliphatic and cycloaliphatic as well as aromatic and heterocyclic amines. These compounds, effective particularly as chain terminators, contribute to the avoidance of a too strong crosslinking of the resin and to an increase in the hardness of the baked films. They generally improve the emulsification behavior in water. Usable are e.g. ethylamine, propylamine, di-n-propylamine, di-i-propylamine, di-sec-butylamine, n-butylamine, sec.-butylamine, n-hexylamine, n-octylamine, 2-ethyl-hexylamine, n-decylamine, i-amylamine, di-i-amylamine, di-i-butylamine, α-naphthylamine, pyrrolidine, diethylamine, cyclohexylamine, piperidine, aniline, methylaniline, among others.

Not only the individual compounds as such, but also mixtures of two or more of the above amines mentioned by way of example can be used. This goes also for mixtures with the other classes of compounds mentioned for the component (C).

As component (C) are suitable likewise unsaturated alcohols, particularly allyl alcohol and methallyl alcohol. They act not only as chain terminator, but participate across the reactive double bond to the later curing of the resin.

In the same manner, work the cyclic or polycyclic alcohols, which are olefinically unsaturated in their cyclic or polycyclic ring system. Examples of particularly well suited compounds are represented in the following list: ##STR3## Herein R signifies in particular the groupings --OH, --CH₂ OH, --CH₂ --CH₂ OH, --O--CH₂ --CH₂ --OH, --CH₂ --O--CH₂ --CH₂ --OH, ##STR4## and --CO--NH--CH₂ --CH₂ --OH.

Within the scope of component (C) (5) are suitable as chain terminators also saturated monoalcohols, which contain a teritary N-atom, such as e.g. dimethylethanolamine. Further compounds of this type are for example diethylethanolamine, dipropylethanolamine, dibutylethanolamine, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-morpholine and ethyloxethylaniline.

For the construction of the polyurea-urethane resins it is sometimes advantageous to employ for the component (C) as chain-lengthening agent diols, with if necessary a teritary N-atom. Examples of such diols are polyglycols, such as polyethyleneglycol and polypropyleneglycol and their mixed polymerizates with a molecular weight up to 1000, glycerine monoethers of the general formula

    R--O--CH.sub.2 --CHOH--CH.sub.2 OH,

in which R is dicyclopentenyl-, ethoxydicyclopentenyl-, norborneyl-, dihydropyranyl-, cyclopentenyl-, cyclohexenyl-; methyldiethanolamine, n-butyldiethanolamine and cyclohexyldiethanolamine.

The ratio amounts of the starting components (A), (B) and (C) are so selected that in the resin the content of polyaminoamide component (A) amounts to between 30-80% by weight, the content of the diisocyanate component (B) amounts to between 10-45% by weight, and with use of component (C), its content amounts to up to 40% by weight.

The amino groups of the resin produced on the basis of the different possibilities for variation of the starting components (A) through (C) are with an acid at least partially, e.g. to 10, 30, 50, 70 or 80%, reacted into amine salt groups, and the resin is thereby made water-dispersible. In this connection, it is preferred, that the basic N-content of the resin amount of 0.5-2.5 equivalents/1000 g resin and the degree of neutralization of the basic resin reacted with acid amounts to 0.1-1 equivalents/1000 g resin. The formation of amine salt groups is effected in known manner by means of an inorganic, organic, complex-forming or non-complex-forming acid. Examples of suitable acids, which can also be used as a mixture, include carboxylic acids, such as formic acid, acetic acid and propionic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid and tartaric acid, as well as inorganic acids such as sulfuric and phosphoric acid. The acid is provided diluted with water for better working in. In general one uses so much water that thereafter a suspension is obtained with 50-80% content of solids.

Aside from water, the aqueous medium can yet contain another solvent, for better solubility. Such solvents are e.g. esters, such as the monomethyl-, monoethyl-, monobutyl- and monohexyl ethers of ethyleneglycol acetate, ketones, such as diethylketone and methylisobutylketone, or diethers of glycol or diglycols, such as diglycoldiethylether and diglycol-di-n-butylether, moreover tetrahydrofurane and dioxane. The amount lies generally between 2 and 20% by weight, relative to the total weight of the aqueous medium.

The product with a solids content from 50 to 80% by weight can be homogeneously mixed by means of customary mixing techniques, under further dilution with water as 10 up to 25% by weight dispersion with sulfur and/or siccatives on the basis of naphthenates, oleates or acetates of heavy metal compounds, such as those of cobalt, manganese, lead or zinc, and/or pigments on the basis of heavy metal compounds, such as TiO₂, PbCrO₄, PbSiO₃, lead acetate and SrCrO₄, and/or fillers, such as SiO₂, talc and carbon black, whereby the hardness and the corrosion stability of the baked film is still further increased. In other respects it is likewise possible, to simultaneously grind up the sulfur and/or the siccative and/or the pigment under use of a cooled roller frame with the 50 to 60% by weight resin dispersion. The obtained mixture is then dispersed in water, and with further water diluted to the concentration of 10-25% by weight, customary in practice.

The aqueous coating mass, which preferably contains in amounts from 1 to 20% by weight, relative to the resin, sulfur and/or siccative on the basis of naphthenates, oleates or acetates of heavy metal compounds and/or pigments on the basis of heavy metal compounds and/or fillers, can moreover contain the customary adjuvants and additives, such as surface-active substances, anti-settling agents, antioxidants and dyes. The dispersions distinguish by good stability, high breakdown voltage and good throwing power values. The usable coating agent is brought into contact with the anode and the electrically conducting substrate to be coated, which functions as cathode. The voltage employed for its deposition onto the cathode amounts as a rule to between 200 and 350 volts, the initial current density by the current limits 0.1 up to 1 A/100 cm². The mentioned conditions are thus in general similar to those which in customary manner are used for the deposition of other cationic resins.

After applying the coating mass, the substrate composed of steel, aluminum or a metal alloy, in customary manner is washed, dried and subsequently, for hardening, heated to a temperature of 100° C., preferably from 120° up to 140° C. The self-curing amide-group-containing aminourea resin according to the present invention, if necessary with urethane groupings, allows for the obtaining of layer thicknesses up to 40 to 50 microns, and that upon use of lower temperatures than is the case with the previously customary isocyanate polymerization. They are not only energy-saving, but also environmentally compatible, since in the resin systems according to the present invention no volatile polyisocyanate blocking agents are used.

As a result of the lowered baking temperature it is possible to coat metal parts, which display plastic structures or are plastic-coated on one side, with these cationic resins, and to bake them collectively.

The obtained high layer thicknesses make possible a two-layer enamelling of vehicle bodies.

The salt spray test values are generally good. Phosphatized steel plates, which are provided only with the unpigmented films, display after 300 hours, still no undercutting at the scribe.

The novel features which are considered characteristic for the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its structure and method of preparation, will be best understood from the following description of preferred embodiments.

I Production of the Aminoalkylenericineneamide (Table 1)

The polyalkyleneamine is dissolved in about the same amount of methanol, and under stirring, reacted with an about 70% solution of organic acids in methanol. The mixture is then heated initially under distilling off of the solvent, and subsequently of the reaction water, to 170°-180° C. Herewith occurs, in addition to the amide-formation, with advancing time, the imidazolidine or tetrahydropyrimidine formation. The provision of the total basic amine follows by titration with n/10 HClO₄ in glacial acetic acid, that of the basic cyclic amidine-nitrogen after acetylation of the primary and secondary amines, likewise through titration with n/10 HClO₄ in glacial acetic acid.

In case of the production of ketimine, one reacts the reaction mixture, after the amide formation and the partial ring closure, with ketone and toluene and splitting off of the reaction water with the aid of a water separator. Excess ketone and toluene are subsequently discharged under vacuum.

II General Directions for the Production of the Amide-Group Containing Polyurea

1. Amide-group-containing polyureas (Tables 2-5)

One dissolves the polyaminoamide (A) and the amine in the same amounts by weight MEK (methylethylketone) and adds at 20°-30° C. a 50% solution or suspension of diisocyanate in MEK, under stirring and N₂ -atmosphere, within about 15 minutes. One alloys another 15 minutes at room temperature for after-reacting, and provides subsequently the four-fold amount, relative to solids, of deionized water, mixed with 0.3 mMol acetic acid per g solids, at room temperature, and allows stirring in an open vessel for 3-4 days. Thereafter the resin is cationically deposited on phosphatized iron plates (Bonder 101), followed by baking at a maximal 140° C., and subsequently the pendulum hardness and the film thickness are measured.

Possibly additives, such as elementary sulfur or siccatives, are finely distributed into the aqueous suspension before the deposition, or with use of pigments, worked into the pigment paste.

2. Amide-group-containing polyurea with urethane-groupings

(a) with use of monoalcohol, which carries olefinic groupings (Table 6):

Initially the urethane-group-containing isocyanate is prepared by reaction of the diisocyanate with the unsaturated alcohol in the same parts by weight of methylethylketone at 50° C., and the reaction period of 1 hour, and this 50% solution is subsequently added dropwise, within 15 minutes, under stirring and N₂ -atmosphere, at 20°-30° C., into the 50% solution of the mixed polyaminoamide (A) in MEK. After an after-reaction period of about 15 minutes, one adds at room temperature the calculated amount of acetic acid (50% neutralization of the basic nitrogen) and so much entionized water, that after discharging of the solvent in a vacuum, a 20% suspension results. After 3-4 days' stirring in an open vessel at room temperature, the resin is cationically deposited onto phosphatized iron plates (Bonder 101). The pendulum hardness and film thickness of the films baked at less than or equal to 140° C. are measured. The additives are introduced finely distributed into the suspension.

(b) with use of diols and monoalcohols, which contain tertiary amino groups (Table 7):

In a reaction vessel provided with stirrer, dropping funnel and thermometer, in N₂ -atmosphere, the ricinene amide IIIa, as well as the chain-lengthening alcohol of Group (C) (5) mentioned in Table 7, are provided, dissolved in the 3-5-fold amount by weight of water-free acetone, tetrahydrofurane or dioxane. At room temperature, one adds the solution of diisocyanate in the 3-5-fold amount of the same solvent dropwise, within 30-90 minutes, and subsequently thereto the chain-terminator (C) (5). The after-reaction period amounts to 60 minutes. Thereupon the arising amino resin is partially neutralized to 50% with acetic acid, and diluted with so much water that after discharge of the organic solvent at 60° C./30 Torr in a rotation evaporator, a 20% polymer dispersion is produced. Thereafter, still further additives, such as for example siccative, are provided, and then follows the cathodic deposition under the given conditions.

III Production of the Pigment Pastes

1. Pigment paste 1

TiO₂, SiO₂, lead silicate and soot (weight ratio 1:0.84:0.21:0.04) are mixed with the doubled amount of the, partially neutralized with acetic acid (0.3 mMol AcOH/g solids), 50% resin suspension of Example No. 13 of Table 4 (weight ratio MEK:water=1:0.73) and the mixture is repeatedly intimately ground up in a cooled roller frame.

This pigment paste is then admixed to the resin of Example No. 13 of Table 4 in such a ratio that the pigment paste (calculated without solvent) constitutes 28.4% of the lacquer solids. The ratio of resin to pigments amounts thereby to 1:0.166. After diluting with water to a solids content of 20%, the lacquer is deposited in customary manner.

2. Pigment paste 2

TiO₂, talc, carbon black and lead silicate (weight ratio 1:0.63:0.50:0.15) are intimately ground up in a sand mill with the, with acetic acid partially neutralized to 50%, 40% resin suspension of Example No. 2a of Table 6, in a weight ratio of resin to pigments such as 1:0.228. After diluting to a 20% content of solids, the lacquer is deposited in customary manner.

IV Abbreviations in Tables 1-7

1. For reaction products with polyamines

    ______________________________________                                         I a    = Versamid 140 commercial product of Schering                           I b    = Versamid 115 commercial product of Schering                           I c    = Versamid 100 commercial product of Schering                           I d    = Euredur 370 commercial product of Schering                            I e    = Euredur 200 commercial product of Schering                            I f    = MIBK-Ketimine from Versamid 140                                       I g    = MIBK-Ketimine from Euredur 200                                        ______________________________________                                    

    ______________________________________                                                             total   tert.                                                                  amine   amine                                                                  number  number                                             ______________________________________                                         II a = 1 DETA · 2 Ric                                                                           108        5                                         II b = 1 DETA · 2 Ric                                                                           102       37                                         II c = 1 DETA · 2 Ric                                                                           100       69                                         II d = 1 DETA · 1.6 Ric · 0.4 MIBK                                                     143       high                                       II e = 1 DETA · 1.6 Ric · 0.4 MIBK                                                     153       low                                        III a                                                                               = 1 TETA · 2 Ric                                                                           192       26                                         III b                                                                               = 1 TETA · 2 Ric                                                                           171       32                                         III c                                                                               = 1 TETA · 2 Ric                                                                           170       58                                         III d                                                                               = 1 TETA · 2 Ric                                                                           165       83                                         III e                                                                               = 1 TETA · 2 stearic acid                                                                  156       75                                         III f                                                                               = 1 TETA · 1.4 Ric · 0.6 AcOH                                                     209       39                                         III g                                                                               = 1 TETA · 1 Ric · 0.5 dimer fatty                                                162       62                                                acid                                                                    IV     N.sub.4 · 2 Ric.                                                                         180       22                                         ______________________________________                                    

2. Further material abbreviations

    ______________________________________                                         DETA       = diethylentriamine                                                 TETA       = Triethylentetramine                                               N.sub.4    = N,N'--bis(3-aminopropyl)-ethylendiamine                           AcOH       = acetic acid                                                       (ac)       = acetate                                                           Stearic-Me = stearic acid methyl ester                                         Ric-Me     = ricinenic acid methyl ester                                       Ric        = ricinene fatty acid                                               MIBK       = methylisobutylketone                                              dimer fatty acid from shell                                                    Dimer-Me   = dimer fatty acid-dimethylester                                    TDI        = 2,4- or 2,6-diisocyanatotoluene (mixture)                         MDI        = 4,4'-diisocyanato-diphenylmethane                                 ______________________________________                                    

3. for derivatives of the cyclic unsaturated compounds

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                                      TABLE 1                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Production of the Polyaminoamide A (for Tables 2-7)                            __________________________________________________________________________               Reaction Components              1st Stage                                                                Mol Ratio                                                                            (normal pressure)                             Poly-                                                                              Weight                                                                             Acid  Weight                                                                             Blocking                                                                            Weight                                                                             of Reaction                                                                          Reaction                                                                             Time                                                                              Total                                                                               tert.amine            Test No.                                                                            Product                                                                             amine                                                                              (g) components                                                                           (g) Agent                                                                               (g) Components                                                                           temp (°C.)                                                                    (h)                                                                               Amine                                                                               #                     __________________________________________________________________________     1    II a DETA                                                                               103 Ric   540          1:2   170-180                                                                              0.5                           2    II b "   "   "     "            "     180   1.2                                                                               113   4                    3    II c "   "   "     "            "     180   1                             4    II d "   103 "     432 MIBK 120 1:1.6 + 0.4                                                                          175   3                             5    II e "   361 "     1512                                                                               MIBK 120 1:0.6 + 0.4                                                                          175   1.5                           6    III                                                                               a TETA                                                                               44  Ric-Me                                                                               170                150   3                             7    III                                                                               b "   73  Ric   270          1:2   180   2  171  32                    8    III                                                                               c "   "   "     "            "     180   2                             9    III                                                                               d "   "   "     "            "     180   3  170  44                    10   III                                                                               e "   29  Stearic-Me                                                                           119          "     155   0.5                           11   III                                                                               f "   146 Ric + 378          1:1.4:0.6                                                                            180   1.75                                                                              209  39                                      AcOH  +36                                                    12   III                                                                               g "   59  Ric+  108          1:1:0.5                                                                              170   0.5                                             Dimer-Me                                                                             +114                                                   13   IV   N.sub.4                                                                            52  Ric   162          1:2   170   0.5                           __________________________________________________________________________               2nd Stage                   3rd Stage                                          Reaction                                                                             Time                                                                               Pressure     tert.                                                                               Reaction                                                                             Time                                                                               Pressure                                                                            Total                                                                               tert.                Test No.                                                                            Product                                                                             temp. (°C.)                                                                   (h) (Torr)                                                                              Total amine #                                                                          amine #                                                                             temp. (°C.)                                                                   (h) (Torr)                                                                              amine                                                                               amine                __________________________________________________________________________                                                               #                    1    II a 180   1.5 760  108      5                                            2    II b 170   4   26   102     37                                            3    II c 180   6.25                                                                               30   100     69                                            4    II d 165   3   760               120   3   30   143  n.d.                 5    II e 170   1   760               120   0.75                                                                               30   153  n.d.                 6    III                                                                               a 150   2   50   192     25                                            7    III                                                                               b --    --  --   --      --                                            8    III                                                                               c 150   3.25                                                                               30   170     58                                            9    III                                                                               d 155   4   26   165     83                                            10   III                                                                               e 160   3.5 30   156     75                                            11   III                                                                               f --    --  --   --      --                                            12   III                                                                               g 170   4   25   162     62                                            13   IV   170   4   30   180     22                                            __________________________________________________________________________      n.d.: not determinable according to customary methods of analysis        

                                      TABLE 2                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Amide-group-containing aminourea resins (Production from A + B)                                     Diiso-                                                                         cyanate   Breakdown                                                                            Deposition                                                                           Baking                                                                             Layer Pendulum hardness         Polyaminoamide A     B    Amine                                                                               Voltage                                                                              Voltage                                                                              Temp.                                                                              Thickness                                                                            according to              Run No.                                                                             A (1)                                                                               %  A (2)                                                                               %  Type                                                                              % number                                                                              (V)   (V)   (°C.)                                                                       (μ)                                                                               Konig                     __________________________________________________________________________                                                          (sec.)                    1    II a 55 I  a 29 TDI                                                                               16                                                                               76   450   300   140 15    n.d.                      2    II a 28 I  a 23 "  15                                                                               92   450   "     "   25    40                             +III                                                                              c 34                                                                   3    II a 49 I  a 15 "  14                                                                               61   400   "     "   20    35                             +III                                                                              c 22                                                                   4    II a 55 I  f 28 "  17                                                                               58   475   "     "   20    n.d.                      5    II e 53 I  f 28 "  19                                                                               108  450   "     "   60    n.d.                      6    II a 56 I  a 17 "  15                                                                               70   450   "     "   26    n.d.                                   +I f 12                                                           7    II a 12 I  g 33 "  18                                                                               125  420   "     "   40    n.d.                           +III                                                                              b 37                                                                   __________________________________________________________________________      n.d. = not exactly determinable by pendulum hardness, since surface matt       or structured. Films are hard.                                           

                                      TABLE 3                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Amide-group-containing aminourea resin                                         Production from A (1) or A (2) and B and C (1)                                                Diiso-                           Layer                                         cyanate                                                                             Amine       Breakdown                                                                            Deposition                                                                           Baking                                                                             Thick-                                                                              Pendulum hardness         Run                                                                               Polyaminoamide A                                                                           B    C (1)  Amine                                                                               Voltage                                                                              Voltage                                                                              temp.                                                                              ness according to              No.                                                                               A (1)                                                                              % A (2)                                                                              % Type                                                                              % Type % Number                                                                              (V)   (V)   (°C.)                                                                       (μ)                                                                              Konig                     __________________________________________________________________________                                                          (sec.)                    1  III b                                                                              61      TDI                                                                               25                                                                               Diallyl-                                                                            14                                                                               49   150   100   140 18   83                                            amine                                                      2  III c                                                                              61      "  25                                                                               Diallyl-                                                                            14                                                                               72   250   200   "   27   57                                            amine                                                      3  III d                                                                              61      "  25                                                                               Diallyl-                                                                            14                                                                               79   350   300   "   30   110                                           amine                                                      4         I b                                                                               51                                                                               "  28                                                                               Diallyl-                                                                            21                                                                               81   380   "     "   60   n.d.                                          amine                                                      5         I c                                                                               67                                                                               "  20                                                                               Diallyl-                                                                            13                                                                               36   375   "     "   24   n.d.                                          amine                                                      6        III g                                                                              69                                                                               "  21                                                                               Diallyl-                                                                            10                                                                               89   450   "     "   16   52                                            amine                                                      __________________________________________________________________________      n.d.: same as in Table 2                                                 

                                      TABLE 4                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Amide-group-containing aminourea resin production from A + B + C (1)                                                   Break-           Pendulum                           Diiso-                     down                                                                               Depo-    Layer                                                                              Hardness              Polyaminoamide A                                                                            cyanate                                                                             Amine             Amine                                                                              Volt-                                                                              sition                                                                              Baking                                                                             thick-                                                                             according             Run                                                                               A    A    B    C (1) Additives   num-                                                                               age Voltage                                                                             temp.                                                                              ness                                                                               to Konig              No.                                                                               (1)                                                                               % (2)                                                                               % Type                                                                              % Type                                                                               % Type    %   ber (V) (V)  (°C.)                                                                       (μ)                                                                             (sec.)                __________________________________________________________________________     1  IIa                                                                               50                                                                               Ia 20                                                                               TDI                                                                               24                                                                               allyl-                                                                              6            57  350 300  140 19  134                                     amine                                                        2  IIIb                                                                              35                                                                               "  24                                                                               "  28                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           13            102 280 250  "   38  169                                     amine                                                        3  "  39                                                                               "  16                                                                               "  31                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           14            83  300 250  "   17  178                                     amine                                                        4  "  31                                                                               "  21                                                                               MDI                                                                               36                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           12            91  350 300  "   20  193                                     amine                                                        5  IIIb                                                                              24                                                                               "  24                                                                               TDI                                                                               28                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           13            100 350 250  "   24  179                      IIIf                                                                              11          amine                     "    130 25  168                                                               "    120 25  164                   6  IId                                                                               50                                                                               Ib 15                                                                               "  24                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           11            73  415 350  140 45  105                                     amine                                                        7  IIIb                                                                              45                                                                               "  14                                                                               MDI                                                                               31                                                                               dially-                                                                            10            44  450 300  "   20  175                                     amine                                                        8  IV 50                                                                               "  15                                                                               TDI                                                                               24                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           11            69  390 300  "   25  155                                     amine                                                        9  IIIc                                                                              33                                                                               Ic 33                                                                               MDI                                                                               25                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           10            68  400 300  "   24  100                                     amine                                                        10 IIIb                                                                              35                                                                               Id 24                                                                               TDI                                                                               28                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           13            95  260 220  "   35  156                                     amine                                                        11 "  35                                                                               Ie 24                                                                               "  28                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           13            98  340 260  "   32  174                                     amine                     280  120 36  154                   12(a)                                                                             IIa                                                                               48                                                                               Ia 19                                                                               "  23                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           10            51  330 300  140 30  141                   (b)               amine +S      3*          "    "   28  148                   (c)                     +S +    3 + 3*      "    "   29  164                                           Pbac.sub.2.3H.sub.2 O                                                          +S +    "           "    120 30  111                                           Pbac.sub.2.3H.sub.2 O                                  13(a)                                                                             IIIb                                                                              50                                                                               Ib 15                                                                               "  24                                                                               diallyl-                                                                           11            73  280 230  140 42  134                   (b)               amine +pigment                                                                               28.7**  350 300  "   36  136                                           paste 1(100%)                                          (c)                     +pigment                                                                               28.7**  300 250  "   32  129                                           paste 1(100%)                                                                  +Pbac.sub.2.3H.sub.2 O                                                                 +3*                                            __________________________________________________________________________      Additive %                                                                     *relative to solids;                                                           **content in total solids                                                

                                      TABLE 5                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Amide-group-containing aminourea resin, Production from A and B and C          (2)                                                                                           Diiso-              Break-                                                                              Depo-    Layer                                                                              Pendulum                                 cyanate             down sition                                                                              Baking                                                                             thick-                                                                             hardness                  Run                                                                               Polyaminoamide A                                                                           B    Amine C (2)                                                                              Amine                                                                               Voltage                                                                             Voltage                                                                             temp.                                                                              ness                                                                               acc. to                   No.                                                                               A (1)                                                                              % A (2)                                                                              % Type                                                                              % Type    % number                                                                              (V)  (V)  (°C.)                                                                       (μ)                                                                             Konig                     __________________________________________________________________________                                                          (sec.)                    1  III e                                                                              53                                                                               I b 15                                                                               TDI                                                                               22                                                                               di-n-propylamine                                                                       10                                                                               71   410  350  140 53  123                       2  III b                                                                              50                                                                               I b 15                                                                               "  24                                                                               "       11                                                                               70   380  350  "   28  134                       3  III b                                                                              50                                                                               "   16                                                                               "  24                                                                               tert. butylamine                                                                       10                                                                               74   450  300  "   25  118                       4  "   47                                                                               "   14                                                                               "  22                                                                               di-n-butylamine                                                                        17                                                                               76   325  250  "   32  134                       5  "   47                                                                               "   14                                                                               "  22                                                                               di-i-butylamine                                                                        17                                                                               76   310  250  "   18  129                       6  "   49                                                                               "   15                                                                               "  24                                                                               piperidine                                                                             12                                                                               66   430  300  "   24  150                       7  "   49                                                                               "   15                                                                               "  23                                                                               cyclohexylamine                                                                        13                                                                               82   320  250  "   60   129*                     8  "   49                                                                               "   15                                                                               "  24                                                                               morpholine                                                                             12                                                                               76   350  200  "   20  104                       9  "   50                                                                               "   15                                                                               "  23                                                                               aniline 12                                                                               85   300  250  "   20   116*                     __________________________________________________________________________      *degree of neutralization = 0.6 mMol AcOH/g solids                       

                                      TABLE 6                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Polyamide-group-containing aminourea resin with urethane groupings             Production from A and B and C (3) or C (4)                                                       Alcohol with                           Pendulum                           Diiso-                                                                              olefinic or          Break-                                                                              Depo-        Hardness              Polyaminoamide A                                                                            cyanate                                                                             cycloolefinic        down sition                                                                              Baking                                                                             Layer                                                                              acc. to               Run                                                                               A    A    B    Groups C                                                                               Additive                                                                               Amine                                                                               Voltage                                                                             Voltage                                                                             temp.                                                                              thickn.                                                                            Konig                 No.                                                                               (1)                                                                               % (2)                                                                               % Type                                                                              % Type  % Type %  number                                                                              (V)  (V)  (°C.)                                                                       (μ)                                                                             (sec.)                __________________________________________________________________________     1  IIa                                                                               44                                                                               Ia 17                                                                               TDI                                                                               29                                                                               allyl 10        31   285  200  140 26  n.d. hard                               alcohol                                                      2a "  49                                                                               "  20                                                                               "  23                                                                               methallyl                                                                             8                                                                               Pigment                                                                             33**                                                                              51   300  250  "   29   92                                     alcohol                                                      b                 methallyl                                                                              paste 2           200  "   18  120                                     alcohol                                                      3  "  46                                                                               "  19                                                                               "  22                                                                               hydroxy-                                                                             13        44   430  350  "   31  118                                     methylene                                                                      norbornene                                                                     (Va)                                                         4  "  45                                                                               "  18                                                                               "  22                                                                               hydroxydi-                                                                           15        36   500  200  "   50  n.d. hard                               cyclopen-                                                                      tene (Vb)                                                    5a "  43                                                                               "  17                                                                               "  21                                                                               dicyclo-                                                                             19        39   500  300  "   24  117                                     pentenyl-                                                                      monogly-                                                                       colether                                                                       (Vc)                                                         b                 dicyclo-                                                                               S     3*          "    "   23  116                                     pentenyl-                                                                      monogly-                                                                       colether                                                                       (Vc)                                                         6a "  48                                                                               "  19                                                                               "  22                                                                               3-(hydroxy-                                                                          12        43   440  300  "   25  127                                     methylene-)                                                                    dihydro-                                                                       pyrane-3 (Vd)                                                b                 3-(hydroxy-                                                                            S     3*          "    "   25  129                                     methylene-)                                                                    dihydro-                                                                       pyrane-3 (Vd)                                                __________________________________________________________________________      %: *relative to solids;                                                        **content in total solids;                                                     n.d.: same as Table 2                                                    

                                      TABLE 7                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Polyamide-group-containing aminourea resin with urethane groupings             Production from A + B + C (5)                                                                                                           Pendulum                       Diiso-                                                                              Saturated alcohol with,  Break-                                                                              Depo-        hardness                 Polyamino-                                                                           cyanate                                                                             if necessary, tert. amino                                                                           Amine                                                                              down sition                                                                              Baking                                                                             Layer                                                                              acc. to               Run                                                                               amide A                                                                              B    groups C    Additive num-                                                                               Voltage                                                                             Voltage                                                                             temp.                                                                              thickn.                                                                            Konig                 No.                                                                               A (1)                                                                              % Type                                                                              % Type      % Type   % ber (V)  (V)  (°C.)                                                                       (μ)                                                                             (sec.)                __________________________________________________________________________     1  IIIa                                                                               32                                                                               MDI                                                                               41                                                                               1-glyceryl-dicyclo-                                                                      11                                                                               Co(ac).sub.2.4H.sub.2 O                                                               2*                                                                               62  250  200  120 15  154                                 pentenylether (Ve)                                                             polyethyleneglycol                                                             300 dimethylethanol-                                                                     10                                                                   amine     6                                                      2  "   40                                                                               "  38                                                                               dicyclopentenyl-                                                                         16                                                                               --       71  300  250  150 15  190                                 glyceryl-1-bis                                                                 glycolether (Vf)                                                               dimethylethanol                                                                          6                                                                    amine                                                            __________________________________________________________________________      *relative to solids                                                      

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of resins differing from the types described above.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in self-curing cationic amide-group-containing aminourea resins, if necessary with urethane groupings, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Without further analysis the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims. 

We claim:
 1. Self-curing cationic amide-group-containing aminourea resin, optionally with urethane groupings, comprising the reaction product of at least(A) a polyaminoamide which has been produced from(1) one or more predominantly higher fatty acids and one or more alkylene or polyalkylene-polyamines and/or (2) dimer fatty acids, optionally in mixture with predominantly higher, substantially unsaturated fatty acids, and one or more alkylene- or polyalkylene -polyamines, and said polyaminoamide additionally partially contains cyclic amidine-groupings produced under splitting off of water and, optionally, amino-groups blocked by ketimine, and (B) a diisocyanateand which have been made dispersible in water with an acid under formation of cationic groupings.
 2. Cationic resin according to claim 1, wherein the component (A) (1) is a reaction product of ricinene fatty acids or ricinene fatty acids and acetic acid or stearic acid with one or more alkylene- or polyalkylene-polyamines of the formula

    H.sub.2 N--(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH).sub.n --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH.sub.2

wherein n=0 and/or 1 and/or 2 and/or 3, or

    H.sub.2 N--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH--R--NH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH.sub.2

wherein R is --CH₂ --CH₂ --, and the reaction product additionally partially contains imidazoline- and/or tetrahydropyrimidine rings produced under splitting off of water and, optionally, ketimine groups.
 3. Cationic resin according to claim 1, wherein component (A) (2) is a reaction product of dimer fatty acids and, optionally, tall oil fatty acids or ricinene fatty acids, with one or more polyalkylene-polyamines of the formula

    H.sub.2 N--(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH).sub.n --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH.sub.2

wherein n=0 and 1-3 or 1 and/or 2 and/or 3, and the reaction product partially containing imidazoline rings arising under splitting off of water and, optionally, ketimine groups.
 4. Cationic resin according to claim 1, wherein component (B) is a mixture of 2,4- and 2,6-diisocyanato-toluene and/or 4,4'-diisocyanato-diphenylmethane.
 5. Cationic resin according to claim 1, wherein the cyclic or polycyclic alcohol is a norborneyl-, cyclohexenyl-, dihydropyranyl-, cyclopentenyl- or dicyclopentenyl-derivative.
 6. Cationic resin according to claim 1, wherein in the resin the content of polyaminoamide component (A) amounts to between 30 and 80% by weight, the content of diisocyanate component (B) amounts to between 10 and 45% by weight.
 7. Cationic resin according to claim 1, wherein the basic N-content of the resin amounts to 0.5 to 2.5 equivalents/1000 g resin and the degree of neutralization of the basic resin reacted with acid amounts to 0.1 to 1 equivalents/1000 g resin.
 8. In a method for the coating of an electrically conducting substrate which serves as cathode, with a cationic resin dispersible in water, of the type in which an electrical current is led through the cationic resin dispersible in water, between anode and cathode, the improvement comprising using as resin a cationic resin according to claim
 1. 9. Method according to claim 8, wherein said cationic resin dispersible in water further contains sulfur and/or siccative on the basis of naphthenates, oleates or acetates of heavy metal compounds and/or pigments on the basis of heavy metal compounds and/or fillers.
 10. Cationic resin according to claim 1, wherein said reaction product is further a reaction product of(C)(1) a primary and/or secondary allyl- or methallylamine and/or (2) one or more saturated primary and/or secondary aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, heterocyclic or aromatic amines and/or (3) an allyl- or methallyl-alcohol and/or (4) one or more cyclic or polycyclic alcohols, which are olefinically unsaturated in their cyclic or polycyclic ring systems, and/or (5) a monoalcohol with a tert. N-atom and/or diol with, optionally, a tertiary N-atom.
 11. Cationic resin according to claim 10, wherein the content of component (C) amounts to up to 40% by weight. 